Nebulon CG-04 Mining droid
[Overview]
-this was a project i did for an online competition which involved creating a robot or droid that was primarily going to be used for Mining.. but the contest rules specified that it must be able to transform into 2 additional modes: attack or defend mode and flight mode-- to be able to travel via the air for long distances, etc..
- with those rules used as guidelines, i set out to create my droid! i knew i wanted something with a solid base, and able to handle rocky or unstable terrain, so i based it around a tank and a bulldozer-- and used modern, everyday examples as my starting point..
- a design that i wanted to incorporate was a dual hull (upper
and lower) in which the droid could rotate or swivel-- to be able
to mine from all sides, and not just what was in front of it.. other things
i envisioned were: mechanical arms to drill and/or grasp things.. a head/camera
to be able to 'see' or sense the materials and surroundings.. guns and rockets
for defense.. a cargo bay to store the collected minerals.. and wings that
were hidden or out of the way, until needed..
- the following pages will show some of the stages i went through while creating the Nebulon CG-04 mining droid.. they are basically an overivew and NOT a tutorial.. if i get time-- i may create a tutorial which outlines some of the stages, but for now-- this is just an overview.. thanks for viewing it!
- Software used: Maya 5.0, Deep Paint 3D/Deep UV, Photoshop
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- time to complete droid: 3 weeks total (this was an afterhours project done
at nights, after work!)
